THE sales industry employs one in ten of us and starting salaries of £30,000 can rise to six figures.
Now experts such as Matthew Gerrard — who started out in sales and now runs a pets product suppliers turning over £1million — want schools and unis to do more to promote sales positively. Shaun Thomson, CEO of Sandler Training, says: “Sales can be a very successful career path for young people with the right soft skills.
Matthew, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, says: “To encourage more people to get into sales, we need to take away the stigma that it’s a poor choice. “I spent my college holidays working at a distribution firm. In three years it grew massively and I could see how reselling products could be really lucrative when done right. I recruit my sales staff based on soft skills and how they will fit in.Get to work on Autism